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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 112, 15 May 1939, Page 6

New Zealand Rat. Black in colour, with particularly long ears, a rat caught at Onehunga, Auckland, recently, had the appearance of a kiore, the New Zealand native rat, which is now generally regarded as extinct. A description of the rat was given to officials at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, but they came to the conclusion that it was not a specimen of the native rat. One resident of Onehunga said that the rat was very much like a kiore. He last saw a kiore on Mount Egmont 30 years ago. Ring that Slipped. In the dust in the bottom of the ventilator by the main door giving access to the auditorium of the Town Hall, Taihape, lies a gold ring valued at £ls 15s, which slipped from the linger of a woman as she was leaving the main body of the hall recently. She made a frantic effort to retrieve the ring before it fell through an opening in the ventilator, but was unsuccessful. Recovery of the ring will now be extremely difficult even if the top of the ventilator is removed, and it seems that it will have to remain in its present resting place. Dominion Banking To investigate banking conditions in New Zealand and to visit branches of the Union Bank of Australia, of which ho is a director, Mr. A. T. Maxwell, of London, arrived by the Mariposa from San Francisco. Accompanied by Mrs. Maxwell, he hopes to spend about a month touring in tho Dominion. Mr. Maxwell said he was not in a position to discuss New Zealand financial questions, and tho international position was in such a state of change that he could make no pertinent comment upon it after being out of touch with affairs for several weeks. He was, however, looking forward to their New Zealand tour with great interest, and lie also hoped to study New Zealand banking affairs. “BAXTER’S” TO THE RESCUE! A dose or two of Baxter’s Lung Preserver brings speedy relief from coughs and colds. “Baxter’s” has been New Zealand’s greatest remedy for over seventy-five years “Baxter’s”, the cough remedy with the tonic action. Be sure it’s “Baxter’s”—l/6, 2/6 and 1/6* all chemists and. stores.